Extension handle for golf sticks



Get. 13, 1925- c. s. GLESS EXTENSION HANDLE FOR GOLF STICKS Filed May 1923 I N V EN TOR.

Patented Oct. 13, 1925.

UNITED STATES oonsrm s. amass, or Los menus, CALIFORNIA.

EXTENSION HANDLE FOR GOLF S'IlIGKS.

Application filed May 28, 1923. Serial No. 641,838.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONSTANT S. Guess,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Los Angeles,

in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Extension Handles for Golf Sticks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to golf sticks and more particularly to an improved type of extension handle capable of being applied to any or all of the various forms of golf sticks now in vogue, and the main object of my invention is to provide a golf stick having a readily adjustable handle whereby the length of the stick may be accommodated to the player in order that greater accuracy of stroke may be provided.

It is a well known fact that 'it is frequently difficult for a golf player to obtain sticks of a proper length without first try-. ing out several sticks of different length in order that the proper length of stick for the particular stature and length of the arms of the player may be obtained for producing the best results.

accompanying drawings, an improved type of handle capable of being readily applied to new or old golf sticks and of manual adjustment so as to accommodate the sticks to any player, thereby enabling several players to use the same sticks, and otherwise providing'a more generally satisfactory set of sticks than has heretofore been pos- I sible with the usual rigid handles.

A further and more detailed object of my invention is to provide on the usual sticks an elongated metal tube stationarily held in position, and a larger telescoping tube fitting closely thereover, the two tubes being preferably ground together with a friction locking device adapted to fit over the inner end of the outer tube for clamping and holding the same immovably on the outer tube.

A further object of my invention is to provide a pair of telescoping tubes on the handle of a golf stick, the inner tube being stationarily held in position,- and-the outer tube slidably held on the inner tube. the inner end of the outer tube having a plurality of kerfs or slits formed therein and threaded so as to receive a manually operable locking sleeve which when threaded To this end- I have provided and have disclosed in the on the inner end ofthe outer tube will tend to contract said outer tube into frictional engagement with the inner tube when the outer tube is adjusted to proper position to fit a player.

Still other-objects may appear as the de-' scription progresses.

I have shown in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of my invention, subject to modification within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit thereof, in which:

Fig. 1 is a reduced scale side elevation of a golf stick, showing my improved handle attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal dle on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is an exterior view partly broken away. 1

Figs. 4;, 5 and 6 are transverse sections on :lg nes 4-4, 55, and 66 respectively of Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the lockof a handle,

ing sleeve.

represents a well known form of golf stick,

commonly termed a driver, with the driving head 1 formed on the lower end of the stick 2, and said stick gradually increases in diameter from the head 1 to the handle and is substantially elongated and of dif-' ferent length, depending upon the requirements for use and the character of the stick. Usually the outer end of the handle which is adapted to be gripped by the hands of the player is wrapped with leather or twine, or both leather and twine, or other material which will afford a firm grip for the hand, and the stick 2 is usually .made of wood.

In my invention I provide an adjustable and extensible handle H adapted to be applied to the outer portion 3 of the stick 2, and in order to accommodate my improvements it is generally desirable, though not always necessary, to reduce the portion 3 slightly in diameter so that the handle H tubes T and T. The inner tube T is preferably made of thin seamless metal tubing which is preferably driven on the portion 3 of stick 2 and is adapted to be immovably held thereon, the outer end of said tube terminating at a point flush with the end of the portion 3 of the stick, as shown in Fig. 2. The outer surface of tube T and the inner surface of tube T are preferably ground so as to form a very close sliding fit to provide against play between the said members, and the outer end of tube T may be soldered or otherwise attached to the end of the tube so as to prevent the entrance of dirt into the chamber 5 of the outer tube. The inner end 6 of the outer tube T is externally threaded at 7 and is provided with a plurality of longitudinal kerfs or slits 8, 8, etc., extending substantially backwardly on the tube so as to provide a plurality of externally threaded segments which may be expanded and contracted for the purpose of locking the two sleeves together.

The locking sleeve S is knurled so as to provide a firm grip for the hands by means of which the same may be rotated on the outer tube T, and the inner end of said sleeve is internally threaded at 9 to receive the externally threaded segments on the inner end of tube T. in Fig. 8.

The bore 10 of the sleeve S loosely fits over the outer peripheryof tube T and when said sleeve is turned in a given direction the bore 10 of the sleeve will overlie This is clearly shown the smooth portion of the outer tube, while the threaded end 9 thereof will engagethe ends of the externally threaded segment 8, and the further turning of the sleeve will move the sleeve outwardly on the outer tube, which will tend to contract the segments inwardly into frictional contact with the outer periphery of the inner tube. T. This effectively locks the outer tube T in selected position on the inner tube T, so that the handle H may be extended or retracted relative to the head 1 of. the stick to suit the convenience of each individual player.

Both the tubes T and T are substantially elongated so as to provide an ample range of adjustment for the handle, it being contemplated that the handles on all sticks have a range of adjustment suflicient to accommodate the stick to maximum and minimum requirements. The outer tube T may be wrapped with a suitable covering of strips of leather W, or other material, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the inner and outer ends of said wrapping may be bound and wrapped with twine as at W, W, for the purpose of holding the wrapping W in place on the outer tube. The wrapping, however,'is not material to my invention and is shown in the drawings and described simply for the purpose of showing the adaptability of my tube will be contracted inwardly against the I inner tube T.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A golf stick having a stem at the end thereof, a tube stationarily held on said stem, a tube slidably held on said stationary tube, and a sleeve adjustable on said stationary and slidable tubes for locking the slidable tube in adjusted positions, said slidable tube having a plurality of longitudinal kerfs therein and externally threaded at one end, and said sleeve internally being threaded for engagement with the threaded end of said outer tube.

2. A golf stick having astem thereon, a stationary metallic tube held on said stem, a metallic tube telescoping said stationary tube and closed at the outer end, the inner end of said outer tube being provided with a plurality of longitudinal kerfs and externally threaded, and a sleeve telescoping said outer tube and said inner tube and provided with internal threads for engagement with the threads on the outer tube for locking the outer tube in adjusted position;

3. A golf stick having a handle composed of a pair of telescoping members slidable one on the other, and a locking member telescoping said members and adapted to lock said members in selected positions, said locking member being threaded on the outer member and loosely positioned on the inner member.

4. A golf stick havinga stem, a pair of telescoping metallic tubes on said stem, a

locking sleeve telescoping both of said tubes said outer tube for providing a grip for the hand, one end of said outer tube being slit and externally threaded, and said sleeve being internally threaded for adjustment on thg outer tube and loosely held on the inner tu e. f

5. A golf stick having a stem at the end thereof, a tube stationarily held on said stem, a tube slidably held on said stationary tube, and a sleeve adjustable on said stationary and slidable tubes for lockingthe slidable tubes in adjusted positions, said "slidable tube having a plurality of longitudinal kerfs therein and externally threaded, and said sleeve internally threaded for adjustment on said outer tube.

6. A golf stick having a stem thereon. a I

ing the outer tube stationary metallic tube held on said stem, a metallic tube telescoping said stationary tube and losed at the outer end, the inner end of said outer tube being providedwith a plurality of longitudinal kerfs and externally threaded, and the sleeve telescoping said outer tube and said with the threads on the outer tube for lockin adjusted position,

7 A golf stick'having a handle, com sed of a pair of telescoping members slidab e one inner tube and provided with internal threads for engagement 'on the other,' and a locking member telescoping said members and adapted to lock said members in selected positions.

8. A golf stick having a stem, a pair of telescoping metallic tubes on said stem, a locking sleeve telescoping both of said tubes and operable for locking said tube in ad usted positions, I ping on Islaiddouter tube for providing a grip for the CONSTANT s. GLESS. 

